Facts & Figures
| Founded: | 1970 as Cariboo College |
| University College Status: | Announced, March 21, 1989. |
| Degrees Offered: | Sept. 1989 |
| First Partnership Degrees Awarded: | June, 1991 |
| New Name Adopted: | Sept. 1992, University College of the Cariboo (UCC) |
| First Independent UCC Degree Awarded: | June, 1996 |
| Full University Status: | March 19, 2004 |
| New Name Announced: | Sept. 2004,Thompson Rivers University (TRU) |
| TRU Inaugural Convocation: | March 31, 2005 |
| Estimated Costs: (2008 Fulltime Fall Semester for Intl Student) | |||
| Application Fee:
$100 |
Tuition
Fees |
TRU Student Fees |
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Undergraduate Tuition Fees |
$6,900 |
$452 |
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Tuition Fees for Master's Degree
Programs |
$7,500 |
$452 |
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* Includes $248 Health and Dental Fee, which students with equivalent coverage may opt out of. |
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Housing |
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| TRU Residence and Conference
Centre |
580 units |
| *McGill On-Campus Housing | 300 units |
| *Upper College Heights | 300 rooms |
| *Both McGill Housing and
Upper College Heights are privately owned and operated facilities
offering residence accomodations to TRU students. Accommodation Fees Homestay Program: CDN$2400.00/semester (includes meals) Homestay Placement Fee: CDN$150.00 Security Deposit: CDN$600.00 New Student Residences (on-campus): CDN$2,450.00/semester On-Campus Housing: CDN$1,840.00/semester Upper College Heights Student
residence: CDN$1,500.00/semester |
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Enrollment by Gender (as of Fall 2005 - Summer 2006) |
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| Total | (FT/PT) | % | % Female | %Male | |
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University Degrees |
6112 |
4680/1432 | 59 |
61 | 39 |
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Career/Technology |
2473 | 1032/1441 | 24 | 61 | 39 |
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Trades & Vocational |
1068 | 1068/- | 10 | 5 | 95 |
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Developmental |
674 |
242/432 | 7 |
56 | 44 |
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Totals |
10,327 | 7022/3305 | 100 | 54 | 46 |
| Continuing Education |
4,494 | ||||
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Enrollment by Age Group (2005/2006) |
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| 18-24 | 25-29 | 30-39 | 40+ | ||
| University Degrees | 73.5% | 12.5% | 8% | 6% | |
| Career/Technology | 41% | 15% | 21% | 23% | |
| Trades | 58.5% | 17% | 17% | 7.5% | |
| Developmental | 58% | 15% | 15.5% | 11.5% | |
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Domestic Students by Home Location (2005/2006) |
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| Cariboo region (Includes Kamloops and Williams Lake) | 74% |
| Okanagan/Kootenays | 10% |
| Lower Mainland and Vancouver
Ils |
8% |
| Northern BC | 4% |
| Outside BC (Canada) | 4% |
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International (percentage of total student population) |
13% |
